California Hay Report

  Compared to last week: All classes traded steady with moderate demand.  
According to the US drought Monitor, with June a normally dry and warm month in 
the Southwest, it was not surprising that most of the region was rain free this 
week. But after a very wet winter season this year across the West (nearly every 
NRCS SNOTEL basin average precipitation since October 1, 2016 is above or much 
above normal), the past 3 months (March-May) have been drier than normal.  
Monday evening a thunderstorm dumped .3-1.2 inches of rain in the intermountain 
region that effected a lot hay that was down according to a report contact.  All 
hay is reported FOB the stack or barn unless otherwise noted.  Regions are 
defined at bottom of report. 


Tons:  21,280    Last Week:  22,221    Last Year:  25,533                      

Region 1: North Inter-Mountain:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 650  195.00-220.00  200.77                       
      Premium                 250  190.00-190.00  190.00                       
                              100  180.00-200.00  185.00     Retail/Stable     

  Orchard Grass                                                                
      Premium                 725  252.00-252.00  252.00                       
                               25  290.00-290.00  290.00     Retail/Stable     

Region 2: Sacramento Valley:                                                   
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 100  225.00-225.00  225.00                       

Region 3: Northern San Joaquin Valley:                                         
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Supreme                 100  240.00-245.00  242.50                       
                               50  250.00-250.00  250.00     Very High Testing 
                              500  260.00-260.00  260.00 Del                   
                               50  270.00-270.00  270.00 Del Very High Testing 
      Premium/Supreme          50  235.00-235.00  235.00                       
      Premium                  75  230.00-230.00  230.00                       
      Fair/Good                75  175.00-175.00  175.00                       
  Oat                                                                          
      Good                    280  110.00-110.00  110.00                       

Region 4: Central San Joaquin Valley:                                          
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                3500  265.00-265.00  265.00 Del                   
  Wheat                                                                        
      Good                   1500  105.00-105.00  105.00 Del                   
  Barley/Wheat Straw                                                                 
      Good                   3000   80.00-80.00    80.00                       
                             3000   95.00-95.00    95.00 Del                   

Region 5: Southern California:                                                 
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Good                   1400  140.00-145.00  144.29                       

Region 6: Southeast California:                                                
                             Tons   Price Range   Wtd Avg    Comments          
  Alfalfa                                                                      
      Premium                 650  165.00-170.00  167.69                       
                             1200  170.00-170.00  170.00     Contracted Retail      
                              100  170.00-170.00  170.00     Retail/Stable     
      Good                    500  140.00-140.00  140.00                       
                              250  150.00-150.00  150.00     Export            
      Fair/Good              2200  150.00-150.00  150.00     Export            
      Fair                    300  130.00-130.00  130.00     Export            
  Sudan                                                                        
      Premium                 575  240.00-260.00  244.78     Export            
  Wheat Straw                                                                  
      Good                     75   45.00-45.00    45.00                       

The following are the counties included in each region:                        
Region 1: Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen, and Plumas.                         
Region 2: Tehama, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, Nevada, Placer,  
          Yolo, El Dorado, Solano, Sacramento, Amador, and Alpine.             
Region 3: San Joaquin, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Mono, Merced, Mariposa.
Region 4: Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Inyo.                             
Region 5: Kern, Northeast Los Angeles, and Western San Bernardino.             
Region 6: Eastern San Bernardino, Riverside, and Imperial.